INTERFEROMETRIC OBSERVATION OF THE INTERFACIAL CONCENTRATION GRADIENT LAYERS AROUND A LYSOZYME CRYSTAL

被引:45
作者
KOMATSU, H
MIYASHITA, S
SUZUKI, Y
机构
[1] Institute for Materials Research, Tohoku University, Sendai, 980, Katahira
来源
JAPANESE JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS PART 2-LETTERS & EXPRESS LETTERS | 1993年 / 32卷 / 12B期
关键词
LYSOZYME; MICHELSON INTERFEROMETER; CRYSTAL GROWTH; 2-BEAM INTERFERENCE; INTERFACIAL CONCENTRATION GRADIENT;
D O I
10.1143/JJAP.32.L1855
中图分类号
O59 [应用物理学];
学科分类号
摘要
A Michelson interferometer of the reflection type was successfully used, for the first time, to observe the surface microtopography and the interfacial concentration gradient layers around protein crystals, which were either growing or dissolving in the solution. The significance of this technique was mentioned for the analysis of the growth kinetics of crystals from solution.
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页码:L1855 / L1857
页数:3
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